Each time someone that I found myself dating would tell me that they think of me as their best friend, I’d find myself puzzled. I couldn’t quite place what that would feel like which made it clear to me that I wasn’t thinking of them as the same. As this became a pattern, puzzled became sad and I thought maybe that’s just not the kind of relationship I’m cut out for. We’re all different and need different things, after all. I never quite gave up hope, though.
Best Friend
I knew I loved you
when I caught myself
looking at you,
thinking,
“Oh, this is what they mean
when they say
it should feel like
you’re dating
your best friend.”
I want to watch you
tilt your head back and laugh
when I pass you a note,
in the middle of
a very serious situation,
asking you to check a box,
“Be my best friend?
Yes? Or No?”
Much love, until next time.
Madeline May I... 